The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-13

r IS. 1887
to me as good coin at the Fort; 1 OBJ
tanned it from q soldier; had another
coin that received at the same time,
AMI frcm the same place.
g.. H. coENELY
know Eckert by sight; he had been 10
IT, F. Culmer & Bros store couple of
times, when he brought in a lot of gid
ing material that he desired to SELL
We bought the outfit from him, he rep
reseEting that he was going east; saw
Eckert again about a couple of months
ago; we made good bargain in the
trade with Eckert; he bought some of the
gliding material back from us about
two months ago. Mr. Brightmore was
at the store about month ago, when
she bought several different articles.
among them some silver leaf; silver
leaf might be used in counterfeitine,
but it would not stand pocket Wear-it
would soon wear off.
ROBERT BRUCE
knew both defendants; knew Mrs.
3rightmore; saw her near MayIes'
second hand store about two months
ago; saw her again after that; she was
on Commercial Street when she was
carrying bundle which appeared to be
heavy and she was in hurry to catch
the train; Maynes said he had sold her
some lime, and that was what was in
the bundle; Maynes told me about three
weeks ago that he had received letttr
from Eckert which contained. so
Maynes said, the information that
the writer was then in Grants
vile, but that By the tine
the letter reached here, he would be on
his way to Beaver, where he was going
to paint some houses.
FRANK MEYER,
smother soldier from the Fort. knew
Eckert and Maynes. Have not been at
his place since October, when [ went
there to collect some mone Eokert
owed me, and which he said he would
leave with Maynes. Never saw any
counterfeit money in the possession OF
either of the defendants, and never had
any myself. There was some at the
Fort soon after the November pay day {;
the post trader and solder named
Frank Harris having some of it.
This concluded the testimony, and
after a few seconds deliOeration. the
Commissioner decided to hold both to
await the action of the Grand Jury,
piscing the bonds in each case at 81 500,
WHO THEY ARE.
Teddy Maynes is the proprietor OF g
second hand shop on Commercial street
which he has run for several years past
Prior to this he was in the book and
stationery business. Previous to the
examination, he told a HERALD re-
porter that he knew nothing
of the affair. He Tefuse4 10
make any statement III his own
defense, when told it was his priv
lege to do so if he desired and did not
appear to be very much concerned over
mis- arrest.
Eckert will be remembered as the
hero of the hour, couple of years ago,
when he was arrested by the police on
the charge of counterfeiting, md subse-
quently convicted, in the Third Dis
5rict Court. and sentenced to term in
le Pen. He was at one time a soldier
at the Fort, and sometime before his
arrest in July, 1885, was discharged bis
term of service having expired. He
dufted about here and there, and
afterwards gained employment as
waiter on D. 81 r. G. work train.
with headquarters at Thistle. While
there he made the acquaintance Of a
young man named Gcr3er. Together
they melted out some Stag which had
been used IN repairing near by, and
from 1t obtained three or four pounds
of bullion. Soon after this, both left
the employ OF the railway company,
and came on to Salt Lake. Soon after
their arrival, they purchased some
plaster OF paris, ladie, bar of block
tin, and established a counterfeiting
in City Greek Canyon
near what. is known as the Rock
Bridge. Here they coined about fifiy
pieces, using for model regulation
weight silver dollar of the date of 1854.
which Gerber had obtained while in
the employ of The railroad company.
The implements used in the business
we're afterwards discovered by the CITY |
officers, and are now among the me |
nentoes" in the Msrshal's cabinet. |
kckert is glider by trade, and is the |
,ossessor of considerable gall, " and Il |
'llaiGous countenance.
MRS. HANNAH BRIeHTMoRK,
he GraRtsville terror, at whose house
Gckert was arrested, was subpenaed as
witness against Eckert. She failed to
o appear, however, and an attachment
7as issued for her, yesterday. The
Ulcers think she has skipped, and is
ow in hiding somewhere. 1t Is said
ne made confessions to the officers at
ne time the arrest was made, that are
cry damaging against Eckert, and they
ave good case against her for selling
-hisky without a government or city
oense.
a Triple Alliance.
Unhsppily for the Wretched victim OF